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Looks sharp and dwell detailed colours and tones look "spot" on!! I didn't realize how disproportionally large the head is in young cubs.
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Thank you so much Jon,
Indeed the cub's head looks a bit too big in comparison with the body...But somehow that makes him/her look cuter, don't you think
A few more bits of info if anyone interested, been reading a lot on the species because I am quite fascinated with them. Will be brief so you won't get bored, LOL: usually a litter is made up of two cubs, sometimes three. When they are born their eyes are open, which is quite unusual for carnivores. As soon as the second cub emerges, the first one attacks it by grabbing it by the neck and shaking furiously. When the second cub is free of the placenta it starts fighting back. Amazing, right? This fighting goes on until dominance is established. Moms try to intervene when possible, but often the den's tunnels are too narrow and she cannot get to the little warriors. Therefore the subordinate cub grows much slower, he eats less and is obviously constantly under a great amount of stress. The competition/battle between the two continues and especially when both are female, sometimes ending in what is called ' siblicide' - one cub kills the other. Killing the 'competitor' means more milk for the winner, which greatly improves its chances of survival in the first year.
There's so much interesting information resulting from research done on spotted hyenas over the past few years. The clan's life is said to be really complex and some researchers say hyaenas' social intelligence is on par with a number of primate species. Pretty fascinating
Warmest regards,
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A nice sighting. The light gives some nice depth to the image. I do like the gaze from the little one. The head looks huge.
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Thank you John, they are truly adorable at this age, like little toys
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Thanks for pane#3 Gabriela, I have learned something!.
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.... glad you taking this with a smile .
As said I am ok with this overall and see where you are coming from ... was not thinking that the grandmaster had straight influence on this one , just in general . Nothing wrong with it .... though , if folks think alike .
For me those lovely big ears are a bit dark .... I would expect them brighter , so I thought you have added some sort of vignette .
Enjoy your week
Cheers Andreas
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Originally Posted by
Andreas Liedmann
.... glad you taking this with a smile .
As said I am ok with this overall and see where you are coming from ... was not thinking that the grandmaster had straight influence on this one , just in general
. Nothing wrong with it .... though , if folks think alike .
For me those lovely big ears are a bit dark .... I would expect them brighter , so I thought you have added some sort of vignette .
Enjoy your week
Cheers Andreas
I take everything folk say with a smile, and especially when it comes from an old friend! Proud that I take after the Grandmaster and quite a compliment when you say so
Hope you too have a good rest of the week, I will try process some more images from the Kruger Park and share asap
Sleep well Boetie
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Lekker slaap .....
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Hi Gabriela, I like the framing, albeit a little more all round wouldn't hurt, but here I think looking to camera may have offered a greater relationship between subject and viewer and bolstered the 'cute factor'.
Techs look good, but based on the laptop I think you could open the who image up more, it jut appears a bit dark??? If you add a vignette then it needs to be subtle, there but not seen. Also colour perhaps could go a little richer, but that might be personal taste.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
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Hi Gabriela, it’s just a thought on going ‘richer’ as I’m viewing on the laptop, but certainly a little more room.
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
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Richness I can try, but sadly no more room...Will look for another one, Steve